Singer robbed of car money. Paid $500,000 for undelivered vehicle

file Iba Mahr

Diamond Sox reggae crooner, Iba Mahr was swindled out of thousands of dollars by a man who promised he could secure a motor vehicle on his behalf.

Charged for fraudulent conversion is 41-year-old Craig Wilson of a Kingston 6 address, who appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court, last week.

The Crown alleges that Wilson was given $500,000 to import a 2010 Honda Civic motor vehicle valued at $1,000,000 for the complainant, whose given name is Mario Greaves.

The deposit of $500,000 was required and a further payment of the same amount to be made upon the arrival of the vehicle.

To date, Greaves, who was promised that the vehicle would have been delivered in early 2014 has not yet been reimbursed or been given the vehicle.

In court, the prosecution told Resident Magistrate Lorna Shelly-Williams that Wilson had promised to pay back the money and had subsequently asked for more time but did not return. He was eventually picked up on a warrant.

The matter has been set for mention this week.

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Vegas, Octane in back-up singer drama

CURTIS CAMPBELL, STAR Writer

I-Octane, Mr Vegas

Dancehall/reggae artiste Mr Vegas has accused fellow recording artiste I-Octane of trying to sabotage his performance at the upcoming Reggae Sumfest by telling his back-up singer to stop working with him, an accusation denied by I-Octane’s camp.

According to Mr Vegas, he and I-Octane share the same back-up vocalist. He has claimed that since the recent controversy concerning who should be the closing act for Dancehall Night of the festival, I-Octane and his management has been pulling out all stops to make his experience miserable.

“Its unfortunate that, two weeks leading up to the show, I have to be searching for a back-up singer, and me and this person have been working together for over three years, without problems. She was forced to stop working with me because she was asked to choose between me and I-Octane, and she decided that she will not take any side,” Mr Vegas said.

He said I-Octane has stooped low to use intimidatiory tactics.

“As a female, the back-up singer felt intimidated and sey she cannot work with neither me nor I- Octane for this Sumfest, because she doesn’t want to be in such a position. It’s unfortunate that they took such a route because they didn’t need to involve her,” Mr Vegas said, adding he will now have to train a new backup singer, who will be less familiar with his material.

“I take my show very professional because I choose performance over a bag of torches. She is also going to lose money because of this and to think she only started to work with I-Octane about a year now, it’s sad because I was ok with her working with him.”

Mr Vegas also believes I-Octane and management have other plans up their sleeves, but remains positive about his upcoming performance at Sumfest.

I-Octane’s manager Ray Alexander, denied giving the back-up singer an ultimatum. Alexander also connected THE WEEKEND STAR with Thamara, the organiser of I-Octane’s back-up singers.

She said the singer made her own decision not to work with both artistes during the tension. Thamara said the back-up singer was pregnant and could not handle the hassle to accommodate the sets of both artistes.

“Somebody has filled her spot to be I-Octane’s back-up, but we have no problems with her working with Mr Vegas,” she said.

Curtis.campbell@gleanerjm. com

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Vegas, Octane in back-up singer drama

Vegas, Octane in back-up singer drama

CURTIS CAMPBELL, STAR Writer

I-Octane, Mr Vegas

Dancehall/reggae artiste Mr Vegas has accused fellow recording artiste I-Octane of trying to sabotage his performance at the upcoming Reggae Sumfest by telling his back-up singer to stop working with him, an accusation denied by I-Octane’s camp.

According to Mr Vegas, he and I-Octane share the same back-up vocalist. He has claimed that since the recent controversy concerning who should be the closing act for Dancehall Night of the festival, I-Octane and his management has been pulling out all stops to make his experience miserable.

“Its unfortunate that, two weeks leading up to the show, I have to be searching for a back-up singer, and me and this person have been working together for over three years, without problems. She was forced to stop working with me because she was asked to choose between me and I-Octane, and she decided that she will not take any side,” Mr Vegas said.

He said I-Octane has stooped low to use intimidatiory tactics.

“As a female, the back-up singer felt intimidated and sey she cannot work with neither me nor I- Octane for this Sumfest, because she doesn’t want to be in such a position. It’s unfortunate that they took such a route because they didn’t need to involve her,” Mr Vegas said, adding he will now have to train a new backup singer, who will be less familiar with his material.

“I take my show very professional because I choose performance over a bag of torches. She is also going to lose money because of this and to think she only started to work with I-Octane about a year now, it’s sad because I was ok with her working with him.”

Mr Vegas also believes I-Octane and management have other plans up their sleeves, but remains positive about his upcoming performance at Sumfest.

I-Octane’s manager Ray Alexander, denied giving the back-up singer an ultimatum. Alexander also connected THE WEEKEND STAR with Thamara, the organiser of I-Octane’s back-up singers.

She said the singer made her own decision not to work with both artistes during the tension. Thamara said the back-up singer was pregnant and could not handle the hassle to accommodate the sets of both artistes.

“Somebody has filled her spot to be I-Octane’s back-up, but we have no problems with her working with Mr Vegas,” she said.

Curtis.campbell@gleanerjm. com

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Vegas, Octane in back-up singer drama

Ethiopian reggae singer dies

Entertainment

Thursday, August 29, 2013

ETHIOPIAN reggae singer Eyob Mekonnen died on August 12 in Kenya at age 37.A story on the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) website said Mekonnen had suffered a stroke the previous week.According to the BBC, fans of the ailing singer helped raise funds for his treatment in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. He was airlifted to neighbouring Kenya but died one day after being admitted to hospital.“He was one of a kind… humble and extremely loyal,” said his close friend and manager Eyob Alemayehu.“A man of his word, reliable, caring, a strong believer, very upfront, talented and much, much more,” he added.Eyob Mekonnen was born 1975 in the town of Jijiga, in eastern Ethiopia. He founded a five-man group called Zion Band, which recorded songs in the native Amharic tongue.His anthems “promote morality, love, peace and social consciousness,” said Alemayehu.He later went solo and toured sections of Europe and North America.MEKONNEN… died one day after being admitted to hospital

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